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1Department of Psychology and Center for Brain and Cognitive Sciences, School of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 30, 2025
Summary
Object-centered frames of reference (FORs) organize surrounding space, influencing how attention shifts. Faster attentional shifting occurs within regions defined by the same FOR compared to different ones.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Spatial Cognition
Background:
- Spatial cognition involves mental representations of physical space for reasoning.
- Frames of reference (FORs) can distort spatial memory, but their effect on attention is unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if object-centered FORs influence attentional allocation.
- To examine attentional shifting within and between spatial regions defined by FORs.
Main Methods:
- A modified double-rectangle cuing paradigm was used.
- Two experiments employed human figures or a cross to establish object-centered FORs.
- Attention shifting was measured for cues and targets in same vs. different spatial regions.
Main Results:
- Attentional shifting was faster within regions defined by the same FOR.
- This within-region advantage was replicated across experiments.
- Object-centered FORs organize space and guide attention.
Conclusions:
- Object-centered frames of reference play a role in organizing spatial representations.
- FORs influence attentional allocation in the space surrounding objects.
- This suggests FORs are crucial for efficient spatial attention.
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